The linked article is an inferior but true copy of https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/new-eu-rules-stop-destruction-unsold-clothes-and-shoes-2026-02-09_en , an EU press release with the same headline and, as far as I can tell, true.
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Fast Fashion has always been a problem and I hope this will combat that.
here's hoping governments will stop fast fashion at the source too!
clothing companies need to be forced to fairly pay their workers, have decent working hours & conditions for them, and planned obsolescence for clothing (via flimsy thin fabrics etc) needs to be regulated out of existence. 🤞
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So they are going to be shipped abroad to get destroyed?
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We need to stop these manufacturers from offering a clothing line to every single pop culture phenom because of "business".
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i donate usable clothing and cut up the rest as cleaning rags or strips for rugmaking. reduse, reuse, THEN recycle.
Next step: ban non-degradable synthetic textiles.
Sweden tried to something similar last year, they banned throwing out old clothes with the garbage, you had to hand it in to specific collection points.
In just a few weeks the system was broken and overloaded, they didn't have the capacity to deal with the sudden influx of material.
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What will they do then? Are they setting up sufficient recycling capability?
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That screenshot gives me a vibe of “this is just like the mall, gems surrounded by trash.”
This isn't that uplifting if you know just how much donations of used clothing harms developing countries and actually like the planet we all share.
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Isn’t this a general problem? What will be so special about clothing produced on July 16th?
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